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January 30, 2017

Ifrah Law is pleased to announce that the former Chief of the Organized Crime Section at the Department of Justice (DOJ) James Trusty will join the firm as a partner.

Mr. Trusty’s practice will focus on the litigation and resolution of disputes for clients across a broad array of industries on issues ranging from cybersecurity and computer fraud to money laundering and asset forfeiture. Mr. Trusty’s wide-ranging government and trial experience adds further depth and strength to Ifrah Law, a premier white collar criminal defense and litigation boutique law firm.

For seven years, Mr. Trusty served in the DOJ’s Criminal Division, where he was ultimately responsible for investigating and prosecuting regional, national, and international cases, supervising significant pleadings and providing strategic and tactical guidance in complex investigations and multi-defendant trials. In addition to running the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) review unit, he also was in charge of establishing and promoting policies focused on immigration reform, firearms trafficking, proposed Congressional testimony for DOJ officials and Internet gambling. Prior to his work at DOJ, Mr. Trusty served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he investigated and prosecuted a wide variety of white collar and other criminal cases, including the Washington area sniper investigation.